News. weather, papers and sport
Farming, food and countryside news. market trends and weather.
6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday
6.45* Prayer for the Day with MICHAEL HENESY
6.55. 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0. 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*,8.25* Sport
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45' Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday In Parliament
8.57 Weather; travel
An extraordinary 55 minutes with extra ordinary people, including Llbby Purvess interview with this week's birthday guest. Producer PETER ESTALL
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Fear by H.E. BATES Read by Richard Hurndan long wave only
for Ash Wednesday from St Andrew 's and St George's Church, Edinburgh
NEW, p 84; Turn to me
(Earthen Vessels); Psalm 50 (Gelineau); Joel 2, vv 12-14; Matthew 6. vv 16-18 (av); Approach my soul (CH3 667) BBC Scotland
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Richard Baker presents a blend of musical entertainment on record, mixing the well-loved with the less familiar, and occasionally including the spoken word.
Producer RAY ABBOTT long wave only
News, views and advice for consumers
Presenter Bill Breckon
1: The Theatre
Benny Green invites you to share his enjoyment in recalling the people. the wit and the humour that have entertained him in the world backstage.
Producer JOHN KNIGHT
12.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day with voices and topics in and behind the headlines
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Guest of the Week: the playwright
Claire Luckham. author of the West End hit Trafford Tanzi.
The Britishers of the Caribbean: IAN GALL draws a portrait of the Cayman Islands, which the Queen visits this week.
Sew York Report: HELENE HANFF.
School for Love (5)
The Woman's Hour Book. an anthology of features and useful information, £6.50, from booksellers long wave only
The 30 Year Rule by MICHAEL KITTERMASTER
After 30 years, Government papers become available to the public. What has Gordon Mataka found out about Aubrey Wickham that proves so disconcerting? Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Hugh Quarshie is a member of the RSC)
The second of six programmes
Take a pork chop ... and create canapes, soup and a main course. Bob Sjmes , in an ingenious economy drive, manages to extract all these from one chop per person.
Producer KATE FENTON
(Details of recipes can be obtained at the end of the series by sending a large sae to: [address removed]
Home and Abroad OLIVE SHAPLEY went overland to India.
Eight documentary programmes examining the relationships between the richer and the poorer countries of the world.
3: Dying for a Good Meat In the rich ' North ' few go hungry though some suffer from eating and drinking too much. In the ' South '. although many eat perfectly well, millions suffer and die from diet-related and water-borne diseases. In both regions, health is often a direct consequence of what people eat and drink. How far can health problems be solved by doctors, drugs and hospitals and what is the role of ' primary health care '? Are there lessons for the ' North ' in the ways health problems are being tackled in the 1 South '?
Written and presented by Emanuel de Kadt and Daniel Snowman
Producer DANIEL SNOWMAN
Trouble for Lucia (10)
Presenter Robert Williams on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
with BRYAN MARTIN
Half-an-hour of reports from the BBC newsmen around the world including Financial Report
A panel game devised by TONY SHRYANE and EDWARD J. MASON Dllys Powell and Frank Muir challenge Irene Thomas and Denis Norden In the Chair
Antonia Fraser
Questions compiled by I-ETER MOORE
Producers TONY SHRYANE and PETE ATKIN
'Repeated: Fri 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm)
A series of weekly investigations into the problems of listeners, which can include being the victims of unfair dealings, sharp practice, injustice and even fraud. Presenter Roger Cook
(Repeated: Thurs 9.5 am)
Twelve programmes.
For most people meeting God is not a blinding experience in any religious tradition, but some people do claim to have seen God in various ways, even on a bus in India. Professor John Bowker looks at the everyday experiences of ordinary people in the world's religious traditions, and at how they react.
BBC Manchester
Each week ANTONY HOPKINS explores a different musical work or topic.
Producer PATRICK LAMBERT
Eugene Rostow was until last month in charge of American policy on arms negotiation. Now he has returned to his old job of Professor of Law at
Yale University. He is in conversation tonight with Michael Charlton.
Producer DAVID MORTON
(Repeated: Thurs 11.3am)
includes an interview with the American novelist Kurt Vonnegut about his new book
Deadeye Dick ; and a review of a new adventure fantasy film The Dark Crystal directed by Jim Henson , creator of The Muppets. Presenter
Susannah Simons
Producer JANE STENNING
John Morgan reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
Ned Sherrin , together with a well-known guest and three people of an enquiring and questioning disposition, tries to find the fun in a topical issue. Producer IAN GARDHOUSE
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Radio 4's international business report; market trends long wave only
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